Adverse Event Profile: Ginkgo

Source: FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Adverse Event Reporting System Total Events: 16 Serious Events: 9 Date Range: 20080825 to 20220517

Top Reported Reactions

  • DYSPNOEA: 4
  • PARAESTHESIA: 2
  • SWELLING: 2
  • HYPOAESTHESIA: 2
  • Haemorrhage: 2
  • ANOSMIA: 1
  • ASTHENIA: 1
  • CONVULSION: 1
  • DECREASED APPETITE: 1
  • DYSGEUSIA: 1
  • LOSS OF LIBIDO: 1
  • MEMORY IMPAIRMENT: 1
  • SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION: 1
  • Coagulopathy: 1
  • Epistaxis: 1
  • Atrial fibrillation: 1
  • Chapped lips: 1
  • Chest discomfort: 1
  • Dermatitis: 1
  • Drug interaction: 1

Outcomes

  • Other Serious or Important Medical Event: 11
  • Hospitalization: 6
  • Other Serious Outcome: 4
  • Visited a Health Care Provider: 3
  • Disability: 2
  • Visited Emergency Room: 2
  • Life Threatening: 1

Products Involved (11 unique)

  • GINKGO BILOBA
  • GINKGO-BILOBA
  • GNC HERBAL PLUS STANDARDIZED GINKGO BILOBA HERBAL
  • Ginkgo Biloba
  • Ginkgo biloba
  • NATUREMADE GINKGO BILOBA
  • NUTRILITE MEMORY BUILDER WITH GINKGO DIETARY SUPPL
  • PURITAN'S PRIDE GINKGO BILOBA
  • PURITANS PRIDE GINKGO BILOBA
  • WOMEN'S ULTRA MEGA GINKGO BILOBA
  • unspecified ginkgo biloba

Disclaimer

This data is from the FDA CAERS database. A report does not mean the supplement caused the adverse event. Reports may be incomplete, duplicated, or unrelated. This is for safety awareness only.